Pacific Affairs

Volume 87 – No. 1

March 2014

Articles

The Aquino Administration’s Balancing Policy against an Emergent China: Its Domestic and External Dimensions

The Aquino Administration’s Balancing Policy against an Emergent China: Its Domestic and External Dimensions
Renato Cruz De Castro

Introduction: East Asian Cultural Industries: Policies, Strategies, and Trajectories

Introduction: East Asian Cultural Industries: Policies, Strategies, and Trajectories
Dal Yong Jin and Nissim Otmazgin

Anime in the US: The Entrepreneurial Dimensions of Globalized Culture

Anime in the US: The Entrepreneurial Dimensions of Globalized Culture
Nissim Otmazgin

The Power of the Nation-state amid Neoliberal Reform: Shifting Cultural Politics in the New Korean Wave

The Power of the Nation-state amid Neoliberal Reform: Shifting Cultural Politics in the New Korean Wave
Dal Yong Jin

Cultural Policy and Film Industry as Negotiation of Power: The Chinese State’s Role and Strategies in its Engagement with Global Hollywood 1994-2012

Cultural Policy and Film Industry as Negotiation of Power: The Chinese State’s Role and Strategies in its Engagement with Global Hollywood 1994-2012
Wendy Su

Perspectives

Engaging North Korea with High-culture Soft Power: Knowledge Sharing with Pyongyang

Engaging North Korea with High-culture Soft Power: Knowledge Sharing with Pyongyang
Kyung-Ae Park and Mark Bennett

Review Essays

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Film Reviews

DOWN: Indie Rock in the PRC | Written, produced and directed by Andrew Field and Jud Willmont DOWN: Indie Rock in the PRC | Written, produced and directed by Andrew Field and Jud Willmont
Marc L. Moskowitz

MONGOLIAN BLING | Written and directed by Benj Binks MONGOLIAN BLING | Written and directed by Benj Binks
Simon Wickhamsmith

Book Reviews

Asia General China & Inner Asia Northeast Asia South Asia & the Himalayas Southeast Asia Australasia & the Pacific Islands

Asia General

MIGRATION AND DIVERSITY IN ASIAN CONTEXTS | Edited by Lai Ah Eng, Francis L. Collins and Brenda S.A. Yeoh MIGRATION AND DIVERSITY IN ASIAN CONTEXTS | Edited by Lai Ah Eng, Francis L. Collins and Brenda S.A. Yeoh
Apichai W. Shipper

WIND OVER WATER: Migration in an East Asian Context | Edited by David W. Haines, Keiko Yamanaka, Shinji Yamashita WIND OVER WATER: Migration in an East Asian Context | Edited by David W. Haines, Keiko Yamanaka, Shinji Yamashita
Yixuan Wang

THE CHINA-INDIA NUCLEAR CROSSROADS | Edited & Translated by Lora Saalman THE CHINA-INDIA NUCLEAR CROSSROADS | Edited & Translated by Lora Saalman
Robert S. Anderson

CREATIVITY AND ACADEMIC ACTIVISM: Instituting Cultural Studies | Edited by Meaghan Morris and Mette Hjort CREATIVITY AND ACADEMIC ACTIVISM: Instituting Cultural Studies | Edited by Meaghan Morris and Mette Hjort
Rob Wilson

ASIAN RELIGIONS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA | Edited by Larry De Vries, Don Baker, and Dan Overmyer ASIAN RELIGIONS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA | Edited by Larry De Vries, Don Baker, and Dan Overmyer
Kelly H. Chong

China & Inner Asia

CHINA IN AND BEYOND THE HEADLINES | Edited by Timothy B. Weston and Lionel M. Jensen CHINA IN AND BEYOND THE HEADLINES | Edited by Timothy B. Weston and Lionel M. Jensen
Yang Lijun

LIU XIAOBO, CHARTER 08, AND THE CHALLENGES OF POLITICAL REFORM IN CHINA | Edited by Jean-Philippe Béja, Fu Hualing and Eva Pils LIU XIAOBO, CHARTER 08, AND THE CHALLENGES OF POLITICAL REFORM IN CHINA | Edited by Jean-Philippe Béja, Fu Hualing and Eva Pils
Philip F. Williams

MAKING CAPITALISM IN RURAL CHINA | By Michael Webber MAKING CAPITALISM IN RURAL CHINA | By Michael Webber
Wei Xu

DOUBLE PARADOX: Rapid Growth and Rising Corruption in China | By Andrew Wedeman DOUBLE PARADOX: Rapid Growth and Rising Corruption in China | By Andrew Wedeman
Aiqun Hu

COMING TO TERMS WITH THE NATION: Ethnic Classification in Modern China | By Thomas S. Mullaney; with a foreword by Benedict Anderson COMING TO TERMS WITH THE NATION: Ethnic Classification in Modern China | By Thomas S. Mullaney; with a foreword by Benedict Anderson
Sara A. Newland

HEAVEN CRACKS, EARTH SHAKES: The Tangshan Earthquake and the Death of Mao’s China | By James Palmer HEAVEN CRACKS, EARTH SHAKES: The Tangshan Earthquake and the Death of Mao’s China | By James Palmer
Wooyeal Paik

PORTRAITS OF 2IST CENTURY CHINESE UNIVERSITIES: In the Move to Mass Higher Education | By Ruth Hayhoe et al PORTRAITS OF 2IST CENTURY CHINESE UNIVERSITIES: In the Move to Mass Higher Education | By Ruth Hayhoe et al
Kathryn Mohrman

REPOSITIONING THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT: Social Foundations and Political Challenges | Edited by Stephen Wing-kai Chiu and Siu-lun Wong REPOSITIONING THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT: Social Foundations and Political Challenges | Edited by Stephen Wing-kai Chiu and Siu-lun Wong
Eilo Wing-yat Yu

BEYOND SHANGRI-LA: America and Tibet’s Move into the Twenty-First Century | By John Kenneth Knaus BEYOND SHANGRI-LA: America and Tibet’s Move into the Twenty-First Century | By John Kenneth Knaus
Tsering Shakya

LIJIANG STORIES: Shamans, Taxi Drivers, and Runaway Brides in Reform-Era China | By Emily Chao LIJIANG STORIES: Shamans, Taxi Drivers, and Runaway Brides in Reform-Era China | By Emily Chao
Susan K. McCarthy

NO ENEMIES, NO HATRED: Selected Essays and Poems | By Liu Xiaobo; edited by Perry Link, Tienchi Martin-Liao, and Liu Xia NO ENEMIES, NO HATRED: Selected Essays and Poems | By Liu Xiaobo; edited by Perry Link, Tienchi Martin-Liao, and Liu Xia
Timothy Weston

Northeast Asia

DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE AND INEQUALITY IN JAPAN | Edited by Sawako Shirahase DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE AND INEQUALITY IN JAPAN | Edited by Sawako Shirahase
Scott North

INEQUALITY, DISCRIMINATION AND CONFLICT IN JAPAN: Ways to Social Justice and Cooperation | Edited by Ken-ichi Ohbuchi and Nobuko Asai INEQUALITY, DISCRIMINATION AND CONFLICT IN JAPAN: Ways to Social Justice and Cooperation | Edited by Ken-ichi Ohbuchi and Nobuko Asai
Robin O’Day

WELFARE THROUGH WORK: Conservative Ideas, Partisan Dynamics, and Social Protection in Japan | By Mari Miura WELFARE THROUGH WORK: Conservative Ideas, Partisan Dynamics, and Social Protection in Japan | By Mari Miura
Jiyeoun Song

THE ART OF CENSORSHIP IN POSTWAR JAPAN | By Kirsten Cather THE ART OF CENSORSHIP IN POSTWAR JAPAN | By Kirsten Cather
Rowena Ward

RUSSO-JAPANESE RELATIONS, 1905-1917: From Enemies to Allies | By Peter Berton RUSSO-JAPANESE RELATIONS, 1905-1917: From Enemies to Allies | By Peter Berton
Eduard Baryshev

CELEBRITY GODS: New Religions, Media, and Authority in Occupied Japan | By Benjamin Dorman CELEBRITY GODS: New Religions, Media, and Authority in Occupied Japan | By Benjamin Dorman
Bill Mihalopoulos

THE IMPOSSIBLE STATE: North Korea, Past and Future | By Victor Cha THE IMPOSSIBLE STATE: North Korea, Past and Future | By Victor Cha
Rudiger Frank

CUISINE, COLONIALISM AND COLD WAR: Food in Twentieth-Century Korea | By Katarzyna J. Cwiertka CUISINE, COLONIALISM AND COLD WAR: Food in Twentieth-Century Korea | By Katarzyna J. Cwiertka
Robert Oppenheim

South Asia & the Himalayas

LIBERALIZATION, HINDU NATIONALISM AND THE STATE: A Biography of Gujarat | By Nikita Sud LIBERALIZATION, HINDU NATIONALISM AND THE STATE: A Biography of Gujarat | By Nikita Sud
Andrew Wyatt

INDIA’S LATE, LATE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: Democratizing Entrepreneurship | By Sumit K. Majumdar INDIA’S LATE, LATE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: Democratizing Entrepreneurship | By Sumit K. Majumdar
Rahul Mukherji

ECONOMIC LIBERALISATION AND INDIAN AGRICULTURE: A District-Level Study | By G.S. Bhalla, Gurmail Singh ECONOMIC LIBERALISATION AND INDIAN AGRICULTURE: A District-Level Study | By G.S. Bhalla, Gurmail Singh
Ashok Kotwal

NATIONALISM AND ETHNIC CONFLICT IN NEPAL: Identities and Mobilization after 1990 | Edited by Mahendra Lawoti and Susan Hangen NATIONALISM AND ETHNIC CONFLICT IN NEPAL: Identities and Mobilization after 1990 | Edited by Mahendra Lawoti and Susan Hangen
David N. Gellner

Southeast Asia

THE MAKING OF SOUTHEAST ASIA: International Relations of a Region | By Amitav Acharya THE MAKING OF SOUTHEAST ASIA: International Relations of a Region | By Amitav Acharya
Paul Evans

UNPLANNED DEVELOPMENT: Tracking Change in South-East Asia | By Jonathan Rigg UNPLANNED DEVELOPMENT: Tracking Change in South-East Asia | By Jonathan Rigg
Abidin Kusno

COSTS AND BENEFITS OF CROSS-COUNTRY LABOUR MIGRATION IN THE GMS | Edited by Hossein Jalilian COSTS AND BENEFITS OF CROSS-COUNTRY LABOUR MIGRATION IN THE GMS | Edited by Hossein Jalilian
Robert Curry

DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: Recent Histories and Future Directions | Edited by Lindy Williams and Michael Philip Guest DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: Recent Histories and Future Directions | Edited by Lindy Williams and Michael Philip Guest
Michael Leaf

BEYOND THE SACRED FOREST: Complicating Conservation in Southeast Asia | Edited by Michael R. Dove, Percy E. Sajise, and Amity A. Doolittle BEYOND THE SACRED FOREST: Complicating Conservation in Southeast Asia | Edited by Michael R. Dove, Percy E. Sajise, and Amity A. Doolittle
Wolfram Dressler

AGENT ORANGE: History, Science, and the Politics of Uncertainty | By Edwin A. Martini AGENT ORANGE: History, Science, and the Politics of Uncertainty | By Edwin A. Martini
Charles R. Bailey

SITUATING FILIPINO CIVILISATION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: Reflections and Observations | By Niels Mulder SITUATING FILIPINO CIVILISATION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: Reflections and Observations | By Niels Mulder
Patricio N. Abinales

TRANSPACIFIC FEMININITIES: The Making of the Modern Filipina | By Denise Cruz TRANSPACIFIC FEMININITIES: The Making of the Modern Filipina | By Denise Cruz
Geraldine Pratt

THE AUTHORITY OF INFLUENCE: Women and Power in Burmese History | By Jessica Harriden THE AUTHORITY OF INFLUENCE: Women and Power in Burmese History | By Jessica Harriden
Trude Jacobsen

Australasia & the Pacific Islands

LAW’S ANTHROPOLOGY: From Ethnography to Expert Testimony in Native Title | By Paul Burke LAW’S ANTHROPOLOGY: From Ethnography to Expert Testimony in Native Title | By Paul Burke
Bruce Granville Miller

FROM MODERN PRODUCTION TO IMAGINED PRIMITIVE: The Social World of Coffee from Papua New Guinea | By Paige West FROM MODERN PRODUCTION TO IMAGINED PRIMITIVE: The Social World of Coffee from Papua New Guinea | By Paige West
Bryant Allen

POLYNESIANS IN AMERICA: Pre-Columbian Contacts with the New World | Edited by Terry L. Jones et al POLYNESIANS IN AMERICA: Pre-Columbian Contacts with the New World | Edited by Terry L. Jones et al
Chris Ballard

CHRISTIAN POLITICS IN OCEANIA | Edited by Matt Tomlinson and Debra McDougall CHRISTIAN POLITICS IN OCEANIA | Edited by Matt Tomlinson and Debra McDougall
Terry M. Brown

ANCESTRY OF EXPERIENCE: A Journey Into Hawaiian Ways of Knowing | By Leilani Holmes ANCESTRY OF EXPERIENCE: A Journey Into Hawaiian Ways of Knowing | By Leilani Holmes
Rachana Agarwal

THE NON-INDEPENDENT TERRITORIES OF THE CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC: Continuity or Change? | Edited by Peter Clegg and David Killingray THE NON-INDEPENDENT TERRITORIES OF THE CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC: Continuity or Change? | Edited by Peter Clegg and David Killingray
Laurel A. Monnig